When Judge Jed Rakoff ruled in United States v. Heppner (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 17, 2026) that documents a criminal defendant created through exchanges ...

In the recent decision, of Lewis v. Kalbhen, 2025 IL App (1st) 242110, the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, reaffirmed and meaningfully expanded the scope of the absolute litigation privilege ...

Hoi-Yee Roper, Stacie Bourton, Andrew Waters and Katherine Harper discuss some of the developments in legal professional privilege and provide practical tips.

The litigation privilege protects parties and their lawyers from liability for statements they make not only at trial, but at all stages of litigation and in other quasi-judicial proceedings as well.

A: In California, there is a litigation privilege that protects communications from civil liability. These can include a variety of publications, from writings to verbal accusations. The privilege is ...

But on Oct. 23, Judge Randolph M. Hammock rejected the litigation privilege argument and said Tacopina will remain a defendant in the case. Tacopina filed a notice of appeal on Friday. The appeal will ...

When civil litigation turns ugly, it sometimes devolves into allegations of defamation not just between the parties, but against their lawyers as well. In light of the broad privilege cloaking ...